A digital archive showcasing the extensive collection of jewellery and adornment images shared on the former Ethnic Jewels Ning site over the years. These images have significantly enriched discussions on cultural adornment and its global dispersion.
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Chantal. as promise. i made yesterday photos of 3 pottery pieces. they were not at home thats why it took me time. i have other photos i ll post later on
Thanks Ait. Very beautiful, warm colours..........reminds me of the sun and the sand and the heat of the summers (Well, Djurdjura.... cool even in summer?) and, what is Maatka? a place? a sort of pottery? I love it. Thank you.
thank you chantal and akkie
Maatka is a village famous with kaby pottery
for the signes here a link : http://www.google.de/imgres?q=maatka+kabylie&start=90&hl=de...
some fotos from maatka
Is this an older piece? How much of this is being produced today? Is it for use or export? Love the colors here and shape.
Wow, Ait, all these pieces of pottery are great. I like all of them!
the pieces i added are all old, over 50 years.
they are still produced for local use and retail in touristes and souvenirs stores.
if you look at the potos i added. in Maatka, there is an association leaded from a nice person and helped from people in the village itself and outside.
they are organasing 3 days festival together with 2 neighbour villages. the photo with the lady teaching the girls is one of the festivals, it is about sensibilisation of the youngs to the old tradition. they have workshops and selling stands for a little money.
all the visitors are guests, eating, drinking and sleeping for free in the villages. each house makes 1 or 2 rooms in service of guests
there is no production for export :-(
the production and knowhow are there, material too. the system not
Thanks for the photos, the site and all the explanations Ait. The decor is very similar to the amulet metal work and the carpets. These abstracts geometrical patterns are now all over North Africa. The old ones are getting rare. but its nice that the tradition is kept alive..........
this one is Mzab the green one : https://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/dsci1458?context=user
this two are fromdjidjel
https://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/dsci1450?context=user